Ronald Martinez/Getty Images The U.S. women's hockey team opened tournament play with a win on Sunday, defeating Finland 3-1, in a tense and physical game at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

From there, the puck ricocheted off a shot and reached Monique Lamoureux-Morando, who — miraculously free of a defender — sent it home to tie the score.

Less than a minute later, Kendall Coyne hit a one-timer home for a 2-1 lead, lifted the puck into the top of the net on assists from Hilary Knight and Brianna Decker.

The U.S. nearly scored again midway through the third period, when Coyne's pass deflected off a Finnish player's skate and whacked Raty's facemask.

The Finns then followed with their own chance, with the puck bouncing off of goalie Maddy Rooney and drifting dangerously out into open ice.

Throughout the game, there were hard checks and even a shove in the face, as Finnish defender Rosa Lindstedt sent Lamoureux-Morando sprawling backwards to the ice.

Forward Dani Cameranesi removed all doubt with less than a minute left, rushing down to the other end on a breakaway — and with Finland having pulled their goalie, she put it away for a 3-1 lead.